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The Harrison County Marching Thorobreds performed at the second annual Simon Kenton Band Classic on Saturday, Oct. 6.
A solid preliminary performance placed the band at the top of Class A where it took caption awards for best Musical Performance, Best Visual Performance, and Best General Effect.
The band was in fifth place overall at the end of the preliminary round. In finals, the band had an amazing performance and jumped one place to fourth overall, beating a much bigger and very talented Conner High School Band.

A Harrison County beef cattle farmer looks to learn a few tricks at a midwest youth leadership convention.
Only five from Kentucky will make their way to Nebraska for the Nebraska Youth Beef Leadership Symposium and Harrison County Senior Lincoln Clifford will be filling one of those spots.
According to Clifford, Harrison County Ag. teacher Todd Brannock encouraged him to submit an application to be chosen for the event, which will be held in Lincoln Neb., Nov. 2-5.

In celebration of Bullard’s 40th business anniversary in Cynthiana, Jed Bullard, chairman of the company’s board of directors, presented Cynthiana Fire Chief Jay Sanders and Harrison County Fire Chief Charlie Carson with Bullard T320 Thermal Imagers for their fire departments.
During the ceremony, which was attended by more than 250 Bullard employees and guests, Jed Bullard thanked the mayor, city council and citizens of Cynthiana for their graciousness and hospitality during the last 40 years.

The Harrison County Fire Protection District will be hosting a pig roast in order to raise money for the Harrison County 911 Memorial.
According to the Harrison County Fire Protection District, the $25,000 goal, which is needed for the construction of the 911 monument, has yet to be met through donations.
In an effort to continue raising money for the project, a pig roast will be sponsored by the district on Friday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m., on the Harrison County Courthouse Lawn.

A heated discussion arose among Harrison County Fiscal Court members during the first reading of the new Parks and Recreation ordinance Tuesday night.
Like many past controversial discussions facing the fiscal court, the proposed Parks and Recreation issue stirs lengthy discussions and debates every time it is brought up.
Perhaps the strongest opponent of Parks and Recreation on the fiscal court, Bradley Copes, continues to argue the issue of potential higher budgeting needed in order to operate the proposed Parks and Recreation.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Ware Funeral Home for the Harrison County Middle School student who took her own life last week..
According to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, Brandi Dawn Ballinger, 14, was discovered by her mother outside their residence on Bowman’s Mill Road Thursday, Oct. 4.
“The mother called 911 after she discovered her daughter laying in the front yard with a family owned pistol near her body,” said Detective Paul Olin.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has received reports from numerous circuit clerk offices of misunderstanding about how veterans can obtain a driver’s license imprinted with the newly authorized “Veteran” designation, which became available on Monday, Sept. 24.
Kentucky veterans who wish to have the designation must present form DD214 - the Department of Defense form that verifies service - at the office of the circuit court clerk when renewing licenses.
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Spooky Boo-Wow parade is Oct. 27
The third annual Spooky Boo-Wow Howl-o-ween Parade will be held Saturday, Oct. 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Harrison County Courthouse. All proceeds will benefit the Humane Society of Harrison County. The parade is sponsored by Xi Beta Beta, a service sorority, as a committee of the Harrison County Fiscal Court.

Trick or Treat will be Oct. 31

The witching hours for Cynthiana ghosts and goblins will be 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, for ages 12 and under.

“We have a fire bug,” said Charles Allen Carson of the Harrison County Fire Department following three barn fires overnight on Tuesday into Wednesday.
Those four bring the total to 13 for Harrison and Nicholas counties over the last week.
Carson said Kentucky State Police arson investigator Curtis Combs has been called in to sift through what remains of the burned buildings.